Korg i30 User Manual

Table of Contents

STEP 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Rear panel and connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Basic LCD screen operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81. Operating objects in the LCD screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

STEP 2. Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Check the connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101. Make connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102. Turning the power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103. Using headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104. Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Listening to the demo songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101. Listening to the demo songs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102. Starting playback from a specific demo song . . . . . . . . 103. Listening to demo playback of a backing sequence . . . 11

Selecting sounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111. Selecting by category . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112. Directly selecting an arrangement, style or program . . 123. Using a controller to select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Performance edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The modes of the i30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131. Arrangement Play mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132. Backing Sequence mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133. Song mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134. Song Play mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135. Program mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136. Edit Style mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137. Global mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148. Disk mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

STEP 3. Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151. Selecting the mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152. Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153. Setting parameter values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Editing an arrangement (Arrangement Play mode). . . . . 161. Playing an arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162. Changing the keyboard (KBD) sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173. Editing an arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174. Using a KBD Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215. Other convenient functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226. Writing an arrangement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Editing a backing sequence (Backing Sequence mode) . . 231. Recording an arrangement performance to the

sequencer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232. If you make a mistake while recording an arrangement performance

243. Using the extra keyboard tracks to add finishing

touches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Editing a program (Program mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261. How a program is constructed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262. Basic program editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263. Effect settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294. Writing a program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335. Drum program settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Style editing (Edit Style mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .351. What is a Style? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .352. Recording a style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363. Testing a chord variation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374. Take advantage of patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .385. Sophisticated recording techniques for the

Drums track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .396. Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .407. Writing a style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Playing a Standard MIDI File (Song Play mode) . . . . . . . .411. About SMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412. Playing back SMF data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413. Saving a Jukebox list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .424. Playing along with SMF data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .435. Playing one song at a time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Saving data (Disk mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441. Media that can be used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442. Saving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443. Loading data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444. Data handled in Disk mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Floppy disk handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451. Types of floppy disk and formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452. Floppy disk handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453. Floppy disk write protect tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464. Inserting a floppy disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .465. Removing a floppy disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .466. Cleaning the heads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

MIDI applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

About Interfacing with Your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .471. Connecting via MIDI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .472. Connecting an IBM PC (compatible) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483. Connecting an Apple Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

TO HOST Baud Rate setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Wiring diagram for special connection cable . . . . . . . . . . .48

Korg MIDI Driver installation and setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491. Installing the Korg MIDI Driver into Windows 95 . . . .492. Installing the Korg MIDI Driver into Windows 3.1 . . . .503. Installing the Korg MIDI Driver into a Macintosh . . . . .51

Messages of the i30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Initialized programs and styles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .561. Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .562. Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

List of detected chords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Specifications and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60Options (sold separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

STEP

1

STEP 1.

1. SW 1, SW 2

Various functions can be assigned to these switches in the Global mode. You can assign settings in the SW 1 and SW 2 pages.

Joystick

This can be moved up/down left/right to control pitch and modulation.

2. Floppy disk drive slot

A 3.5 inch 2DD (double side double density) or 2HD (double side high density) floppy disk can be inserted here. For details on floppy disk handling, refer to Floppy disk handling (p.45).

Eject button

To eject the floppy disk, make sure that the disk access indicator is off, and press this button. If the disk does not eject when you press this button, do not attempt to remove the disk by force. Contact your dealer.

Headphone jack

A pair of headphones can be connected here.This allows you to monitor the sound that is output from the OUTPUT 1/L/MONO and OUTPUT 2/R jacks.

3. MASTER VOLUME slider

This adjusts the overall volume of the

i30

.

OUTPUT MIXER sliders

In

Arrangement Play mode

,

Backing Sequence mode

and

Edit Style mode

, these adjust the vol-ume balance between the various parts of the arrangements.

Since these are provided to adjust the balance in realtime while you play, set all sliders to the same position when you create an arrangement, and use the Volume parameters for each part that are shown in the LCD to adjust the balance between parts.

MAIN (main keyboard)/SUB (sub keyboard)/LOWER (lower keyboard)

are used to adjust the melody or chord parts that are played on the key-board. These are collectively referred to as the

KBD (keyboard) parts

.

DRUMS/PERC (percussion)/BASS/ACC 13

are used to adjust the accompaniment parts during arrangement play, and are collectively referred to as the

ACC (accompaniment) parts

. Operation of these sliders is not transmitted as MIDI volume messages.

PLAY/MUTE keys

In


and


, you can either PLAY or MUTE (muted: indicator dark) each part.

Note: Parts which have been muted will not be out-put from the OUTPUT jacks or the headphone jack, nor will they be transmitted as MIDI messages.

4. Mode keys

These keys are used to access the various modes of

Front panel

1

2

3 45

6

7

9

8

Disk access indicator Eject button

the

i30

.

ARR PLAY (arrangement play) key

In Arrangement Play mode you can enjoy perform-ing with the automatic accompaniment functional-ity.Note: If you modify the settings of an arrangement here, any backing sequences which uses that arrangement will also be affected.

BACKING SEQ (backing sequence) key

In Backing Sequence mode you can record a perfor-mance which uses the automatic accompaniment functionality, or playback the data which was recorded.

SONG key

In Song mode you can create sixteen track sequence data.

Use this mode when you wish to create an original song from scratch, or when you wish to modify backing sequence data which was converted into a Standard MIDI File.

SONG PLAY key

In Song Play mode you can playback Standard MIDI Files that were loaded from floppy disk or hard disk (if installed).

Note: If you simultaneously press the

Song Play key

and the

DISK key

, you will enter DEMO mode. For details on demo playback, refer to Lis-tening to the demo songs (p.10).

PROGRAM key

In Program mode you can edit programs (sounds), and use the

i30

as a conventional synthesizer.

EDIT STYLE key

In Edit Style mode you can create and edit the styles used by an arrangement.

GLOBAL key

In Global mode you can edit various settings which affect the overall system of the

i30

(such as key-board touch sensitivity, etc.).

DISK key

In Disk mode you can save

i30

data to floppy disk or hard disk (if installed), or load this data into the

i30

.

Note: If you simultaneously press the

Song Play key

and the

DISK key

, you will enter DEMO mode. For details on demo playback, refer to Lis-tening to the demo songs (p.10).

5. EXIT key

This key is used to return to the basic page of each mode.

Note: When a dialog box is displayed, pressing either the Exit button or the Cancel button will have the same result.

MENU key

This key is used to access the

Jump page

of each mode. (A page which displays various Jump but-tons for moving to the desired page within the mode.)

TEMPO LED

These four LEDs will light in synchronization with the tempo and count the beats.

TEMPO/VALUE

Dial

This dial is used to modify the value of the edit cell that is selected (highlighted) in the LCD.

[+] (value plus) key

This key increases the value shown in the selected edit cell in steps of one.

[] (value minus) key

This key decreases the value shown in the selected edit cell in steps of one.

COMPARE (compare/undo) key

While editing in


and

Program mode

, you can press this key to return to the settings which were written in internal memory. At this time, the LED will light.Press the key once again, and you will return to the edited state (

Undo

), and the LED will go dark.However if you modify the parameters after return-ing to the settings that were written in memory, you will be once again editing at that point, meaning that if you again press the COMPARE key you will go back to the settings that were written in memory.

STEP

1

While recording or editing data in


,

Song mode

or

Edit Style mode

, you can press this key to return to the condition in which the data was before that operation was exe-cuted.

However if you modify the parameters after return-ing to the unedited condition, you will once again be editing, meaning that

Undo

will no longer be available even if you press the COMPARE key once again.

RESET key

In


,

Song mode

or

Edit Style mode

, press this key to return to the first measure. When you wish to modify the initial set-tings for each part of a backing sequence or song, press this key before making the changes.

You can also press this key if for some reason notes become stuck".

TAP TEMPO key

By pressing this key several times in succession, you can input the corresponding time interval as one beat.

6. ARRANGEMENT/STYLE keys

STYLE keys

AD keys

(use to specify the bank)

18 keys

(1st digit)

18 keys

(2nd digit)In


or


, these keys are used to switch the arrangement.

When you press the

STYLE key

, its LED will light. While the LED is lit, the AD keys and 18 keys are used to select styles.While the LED is dark, the AD keys and the 18 keys are used to select arrangements.

To select an arrangement, press the keys in this order: AD, then 18 (for the 1st digit) and finally 18 (for the 2nd digit) to

specify first the bank

then the 1st digit

and

finally the 2nd digit to select

the arrangement or style. At this time if you do not need to change the bank, you may omit pressing the bank key. Likewise, if you do not need to change the 1st digit, you may omit inputting the 1st digit.

Arrangement banks

A and B are preset banks, and C and D are user banks.When an arrangement is written, it will be written to bank C or D.

Style banks

A and B are preset banks, and bank C is the user bank.If you wish to edit a style, you may do so with any style in bank C.

PROGRAM keys

AR keys

(use to specify the bank)

18 keys

(1st digit)

18 keys

(2nd digit)

Use these keys to switch programs.

Press the keys in this order: AR, then 18 (for the 1st digit) and finally 18 (for the 2nd digit) to

spec-ify first the bank

then the 1st digit

and

finally the 2nd digit to select

the program. At this time if you do not need to change the bank, you may omit pressing the bank key. Likewise, if you do not need to change the 1st digit, you may omit inputting the 1st digit.

Program banks

A and B are GM banks, banks CE are preset banks, banks F and G are user banks, and bank R is the drum bank.Edits of programs in banks AG can be written into banks F or G.Edits of programs in bank R can be written into numbers 5158 of bank R.

In


or


when you wish to recall a Key-board Set, press the KBD SET key to access the dia-log box, and use these keys 18 to specify the keyboard set number.

7. CHORD MEMORY key

This key is used in


and


.When this key is pressed, the Chord Memory func-tion will be on, and the key LED will light.

If you play a chord while this function is on, the chord will be held even after you take your hand off the keyboard. The chord will continue to be held until you press this key once again to turn off the function, or until you play a different chord.

CHORD SOUND key

This key is used in


and


.When this key is pressed, the Chord Sound function will be on, and the key LED will light.

If you play a chord while this function is on, the Harmony part (constituent notes of the chord) and the K.Bass part (bass note) will sound.The settings of the Harmony part and K.Bass part can be saved as an arrangement or keyboard set.

BASS INVERSION key

This key is used in


and


.When this key is pressed, the Bass Inversion func-tion will be on, and the key LED will light.

If you play a chord while this function is on, the inversion of the chord will be detected.

For example, if you play a chord on the keyboard consisting of the notes

G-C-E

, the LCD will show as follows:When this

function is off

: CWhen this

function is on

: C/G

This way, G will be detected as the bass note.The difference that the Chord Sound function makes when turned on will be obvious in the K.Bass part when an arrangement is being played.

ENSEMBLE key

This key is used in

Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode.When this key is pressed, the Ensemble function will be on, and the key LED will light.

When this function is on, harmony will be added to the melody as appropriate for the chords. There are ten ways in which the harmony can be added, and this can be specified for each arrangement by the Ensemble Type parameter located in the Ensemble page found in Global Setting of Arrangement Play mode.

TEMPO LOCK keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode.When this key is pressed, the Tempo Lock function will be on, and the key LED will light.If you switch arrangements while this function is off, the tempo setting will automatically change to the value that is specified by the newly selected arrangement.If you switch arrangements while this function is on, the tempo value will remain constant.

KBD LOCK keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode.When this key is pressed, the Keyboard Lock func-tion will be on, and the key LED will light.

If you switch arrangements while this function is off, the settings of the KBD part will change to the values that are specified by the newly selected arrangement.If you switch arrangements while this function is on, the settings related to the KBD part will not change. For details refer to 5. Other convenient functions (p.22).

FULL KBD PLAY keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode.When this key is pressed, the Full Keyboard Play function will be on, and the key LED will light.

When this function is on, the specified Split Point will be ignored, and the sounds of the Main KBD part and Sub KBD part can be played over the entire keyboard.

KBD SET keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode.Pressing this key will access a dialog box in which you can select a keyboard set.

Use the PROGRAM keys 18 to specify the number of the keyboard set that you wish to recall, and press the EXIT button. In this way, settings related to the KBD part can be changed at one touch. For details refer to 4. Using a KBD Set (p.21).

VARIATION 14 keysThese keys are used in Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode.When you press one of these keys, the arrangement playback will change. For details refer to 1. Playing an arrangement (p.16).

STEP

1

FILL 1, 2 keysThese keys are used in Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode.

When either of these keys are pressed, a fill-in will be added to the arrangement playback. For details, refer to 1. Playing an arrangement (p.16).

8. INTRO/ENDING 1, 2 keysThese keys are used in Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode.

When either of these keys are pressed before you start arrangement play, an intro will be added at the beginning. When either of these keys are pressed during arrangement play, an ending will be inserted, and then the arrangement will end. How-ever, while inputting or playing back a backing sequence, playback will not halt when the ending is completed. For details refer to 1. Playing an arrangement (p.16).If you press the INTRO/ENDING key whose LED is lit while an intro is playing, it will continue repeating. If you press any one of the 4 variation buttons while an intro is playing, it will finish the intro and then jump to the selected variation.

START/STOP keyIn Arrangement Play mode this key is used to start and stop arrangement playback.

In Backing Sequence mode this key is used to start and stop playback of a backing sequence, and to start and stop realtime recording.

In Song mode this key is used to start and stop playback of song data, and to start and stop realtime recording.

In Song Play mode this key is used to start and stop playback of SMF data.

In Edit Style mode this key is used to start and stop playback of a style, and to start and stop real-time recording.

REC/WRITE keyIn Backing Sequence mode, Song mode and Edit Style mode, pressing this key will enter record-ready mode for realtime recording, and the LED will light. Pressing the key once again will exit record-ready mode. To begin recording, press the START/STOP key while the LED is lit.

In Arrangement Play mode, this key accesses the dialog box which allows you to write any changes to an arrangement. In Program mode, this key accesses the dialog box which allows you to write any changes to a program.

FADE IN/OUT keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode, Backing Sequence mode, Song mode and Song Play mode.

When this key is pressed, the volume will gradually increase as playback begins. When this key is pressed during playback, the volume will gradually decrease, and playback will stop when silence is reached.

SYNCHRO START keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode.

When the LED of this key is lit, playback will start when you press a note in the area to the left of the split point.

SYNCRO STOP keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode.

When the LED of this key is lit, playback will stop when you remove your hand from the keyboard area to the left of the split point.

RIT. (ritardando) keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode, Backing Sequence mode, Song mode and Song Play mode.

When you press this key during playback, the tempo will gradually become slower. The rate at which the tempo becomes slower is specified in the Global mode Rit.&Accel. page.

ACCEL. (accelerando) keyThis key is used in Arrangement Play mode, Backing Sequence mode, Song mode and Song Play mode.

When you press this key during playback, the tempo will gradually become faster. The rate at which the tempo becomes faster is specified in the Global mode Rit.&Accel. page.

TRANSPOSE

(flat) keyThis key lowers the pitch in increments of 1/2 step.

# (sharp) keyThis key raises the pitch in increments of 1/2 step.In modes other than Global mode and Disk mode, you can use these keys to transpose the entire performance. The pitch can be transposed a maximum of eleven semitones upward or down-ward.If you press the and # keys simultaneously, the pitch will return to the original setting.

OCTAVE

DOWN keyThis key lowers the pitch in increments of one octave.

UP keyThis key raises the pitch in increments of one octave.In modes other than Global mode and Disk mode, you can use these keys to raise or lower the pitch played by the keyboard in units of one octave. The pitch can be raised or lowered a maximum of two octaves. This is useful when you wish to play notes that are beyond the normal range of the key-

board.In Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode, these keys will change the octave of the KBD parts (Lower KBD, Sub KBD, Main KBD) shown in the LCD screen.

9. LCD screenThe i30 features a Touch View System using a touch panel.

By pressing objects that are shown in the LCD, you can select factory-set arrangements, backing sequences, or programs, and edit (modify) their parameters. For details refer to Basic LCD screen operation (p.8).

All connections must be made with the power turned off. Incorrect operation can damage your speaker system or cause malfunctions.

1. Power cable connectionConnect the included power cable to the AC power supply inlet of the i30, and then connect the other end to an AC outlet.

2. Audio equipment connections

OUTPUT jacks (1/L/MONO, 2/R, 3, 4)You can connect an amplified monitor speaker sys-tem or your audio system and enjoy the sounds of the i30.

When making connections in stereo, use the OUT-PUT 1/L/MONO jack and the 2/R jack. When mak-ing connections in mono, use the OUTPUT 1/L/MONO jack.If you are using a stereo audio amp or a cassette radio that has external input jacks, make connec-tions to the jacks marked LINE IN, AUX IN or External Input.

When playing the i30 through a stereo audio amp, be careful not to raise the volume excessively, since high volumes may damage your speaker system.

Rear panel and connections

AC power supply inlet

to an AC outlet

Power cable (included)

Power switch 7

EC5

Monitor speakers(amplified)

INPUT

MIDI tone generator module(synthesizer)

VOLUME

100

PHONESMIDI

EDIT GLOBALMULTI

PAGE-

+10 +1COMBI PROG BANKPAGE+

-10 -1POWER

MIDI IN

MIDI OUT

MIDI cable

MIDI keyboard

451 23

CONTRAST knob

6

STEP

1

3. Pedal connections

ASSIGNABLE PEDAL/SWITCH jacks (1, 2)A separately sold Korg XVP10 or EXP2 pedal con-troller or PS1 foot switch etc. can be connected.

In the Assignable Pedal page located in Global mode Assign, functions such as Start/Stop or Pro-gram Up/Down can be assigned to these pedals.

DAMPER jackA separately sold Korg DS1H damper pedal etc. can be connected here.

In the Assignable Pedal page located in Global mode Assign, you can specify a polarity setting that is appropriate for the pedal that was connected.

4. MIDI equipment connections

MIDI connectors (IN, OUT, THRU)If you wish to connect an external MIDI device, use a MIDI cable to make connections to the MIDI con-nectors of the external device. For details refer to MIDI applications (p.47).

These connectors are used to exchange data with devices that have a MIDI interface, such as a com-puter or another keyboard. In order to make con-nections, you will need a separately sold MIDI cable.

The MIDI IN connector receives MIDI messages from another device.The MIDI OUT connector transmits MIDI mes-sages to another device.The MIDI THRU connector re-transmits without change all messages which were received at the MIDI IN connector.

5. TO HOST connectorThis connector allows the i30 to be connected directly to a computer etc. that is not equipped with a MIDI interface, so that data can be exchanged.

To make connections using this, you will need to purchase a separately sold connection kit of the type suitable for your computer.

6. EC5 connectorA separately sold Korg EC5 external controller can be connected here.

In the EC5 page of Global mode Assign, you can assign different functions such as Start/Stop or Pro-gram Up/Down to each of the five switches of the EC5.

7. Music stand holesYou can insert the included msuic stand here (see stand assembly and insert procedure to the right).

Music stand assembly procedure

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Music support

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Protrusion* As shown in the diagram at right, align the protrusion of the music support with the bottom of the protrusion of the music shelf, and press it strongly in until it clicks into place.

The LCD screen of the i30 features a Touch View System based on a touch panel.

1. Using the LCD screenOn the i30, various operations such as selecting pages or parameters, accessing page menu com-mands, or renaming or writing arrangements or backing sequences etc. are performed by pressing parameters that are displayed in the screen.

a: Current page displayThis shows the currently selected page.From the left, this area shows the mode name, the button name that was selected in the Jump page, and the page name.

b: Edit cellWhen you press a parameter in the LCD screen, the parameter value display will be highlighted (if the parameter can edited). This area is referred to as the edit cell, and the highlighted portion is what your editing will affect.

To modify the parameter value of the edit cell, you can use the TEMPO/VALUE dial, the [+] or [] keys, or the popup buttons in the LCD screen.

c: Popup buttonWhen this button is pressed, a popup menu will

appear.This popup menu will show a list of the available parameter values.Press the desired value in the popup menu, and the popup menu will close and that value will be input in the edit cell.

* Scroll barA scroll bar will appear if there are more values than can be displayed on the screen at once.

d: Check boxEach time you press a check box, the check mark will appear or disappear.When the box is checked, the parameter will func-tion. When the box is unchecked, the parameter will not function.

e: Radio buttonsRadio buttons are used to select one of two or more choices.

f: TabsPress a tab to access the selected page.

Basic LCD screen operation

a: Current page display g: Page menu button

c: Popup button

b: Edit cell

e: Radio buttons

d: Check box

f: Tabs

h: Select buttons

Mode name Page nameButton name

Scroll bar *

Safety pinThis switches the popup menu between locked and unlocked states.When locked, the safety pin will be closed, and the popup menu will remain displayed even after you press one of the parameter values.When unlocked, the safety pin will be open, and the popup menu will disappear when you press one of the parameter values.

Press here and slide to left or right to scroll the display to the desired location.

Press here to scroll to left or right.

Press here to scroll to the specified location.

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g: Page menu buttonPress this button to access the page menu com-mands.The page menu commands that appear will depend on the selected page.

* Dialog boxThe dialog boxes that appear will depend on the page menu command that is selected.In some cases, popup buttons or text edit buttons may appear. In all cases, follow the messages that appear in the dialog box.To execute the command, press the OK button. To exit without executing, press the Cancel button.

** Text edit buttonWhen you press this button, a text edit dialog box will appear.In this dialog box you can enter a name for a arrangement, backing sequence, or song etc.

h: Select buttonsThe i30 provides two ways to select programs, arrangements or styles. You can press the select button in the LCD screen, or you can use the ARRANGEMENT/STYLE keys and the PRO-GRAM keys.When you press a select button, sixteen categories will be displayed. All sounds are classified into one of sixteen categories which indicate the basic char-acter of that sound. Press the desired category of sound, and a list of sounds will appear. Select the desired sound from the list.For details on using the ARRANGEMENT/STYLE keys and the PROGRAM keys to select sounds, refer to Selecting sounds (p.11).

i: Other objectsParameters represented by graphics in the form of a slider or knob can be modified by pressing the parameter, then moving your finger, using the TEMPO/VALUE dial or the [+] and [] keys.

Objects referred to in the i30 owners manual as ... button or ... tab are generally found in the LCD display. Objects referred to as ... key, ...dial or ...slider are generally found on the front panel.

Safety pinThis switches the popup menu between locked and unlocked states.When locked, the safety pin will be closed, and the popup menu will remain displayed even after you press one of the parameter values.When unlocked, the safety pin will be open, and the popup menu will disappear when you press one of the parameter values.

Page menu commandsWhen you press a command, a dialog box* will appear.

Text edit button**

Cancel button OK button

To close the dialog box, press either the Cancel button or the OK button.

CursorCharacter setSelect the type of character.

Character buttons

Shift buttonSwitch between uppercase and lowercase characters.

Delete buttonDelete the character at the left of the cursor.Cursor buttons

Move the cursor to left or right.

Space buttonInsert a space at the cursor location.

Clear buttonErase all characters of the text.

Text

Cancel button, OK buttonIf you are satisfied with the text that you input, press the OK button. If you wish to exit the text edit dialog box without changing the previous setting, press the Cancel button.

STEP 2. Playing

1. Making connectionsRefer to Rear panel and connections (p.6) and make connections as necessary.

2. Turning the power on/off

Turning the power on1 Press the power switch of the i30 to turn the power

on.The Arrangement Play mode Main KBD page will appear.

2 Turn on the power of your powered monitor speak-ers or stereo amp.

Turning the power off1 Turn off the power of your powered monitor speak-

ers or stereo amp.

2 Press the power switch of the i30 to turn the power off.

3. Using headphonesConnect a set of stereo headphones (phone plug) to the headphone jack.

4. Adjusting the volumeRaise the Master Volume slider to an appropriate volume. This slider also adjusts the volume of the headphones.

1. Listening to the demo songsHeres how to listen to the demo songs.

1 Simultaneously press the SONG PLAY key and the DISK key. You will enter DEMO mode.

2 Press the START/STOP key.The demo songs will playback in succession from song number 0.

When the last song finishes playing, playback will continue from song number 0.

3 To stop playback, press the START/STOP key.

4 To exit DEMO mode, press any of the mode keys.

2. Starting playback from a specific demo song

Heres how you can begin playback from the speci-fied song.

1 Simultaneously press the SONG PLAY key and the DISK key. You will enter DEMO mode.

2 Press the Demo Song popup button, and specify the song that you want to playback first.

3 Press the START/STOP key.The demo songs will playback in succession, begin-ning with the song that you selected.

When the last song finishes playing, playback will continue from song number 0.

4 To stop playback, press the START/STOP key.

5 To exit DEMO mode, press any of the mode keys.

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3. Listening to demo playback of a backing sequence

Heres how to listen to the demo playback of a back-ing sequence.

Since this data will be loaded from a floppy disk into the i30, the settings, backing sequence data and song data of the i30 will be rewritten. If the i30 con-tains data that you wish to keep, refer to Saving data (p.44) and save it to disk before you continue.

1 Insert the included i30FD-00P floppy disk into the disk drive.

2 Press the DISK key to enter Disk mode.

3 Press the EXIT key to access the File page, and select PRELOAD.SET.

4 Press the page menu button to access the page menu commands.

5 Press Load.The following dialog box will appear.

6 Press the OK button.

7 Press the BACKING SEQ key to enter Backing Sequence mode.

8 Press the START/STOP key to start demo play-back.

9 To stop demo playback, press the START/STOP key.

On the i30, arrangements, styles and programs etc. can be selected in three ways: by category, directly, or using a con-nected controller.

1. Selecting by categoryHeres how you can select an arrangement by cate-gory.

1 Press the ARR PLAY key to enter Arrangement Play mode.

2 Press the EXIT key, and then press the Home but-ton.

3 Press the arrangement select button.The sixteen categories will be displayed.

4 Select a category.Arrangements belonging to that category will be displayed as a list.

5 Select an arrangement.When you select an arrangement, the list will disap-pear automatically. When an arrangement is selected, the style (sequence data which corre-sponds to the musical notation for the band), tempo and program data shown below will also change at the same time.

If you would like to listen to each of the arrange-ments in the category, you can lock the safety pin shown at the upper left of the arrangement list, and then select various arrangements while you play the keyboard and hear the sounds.

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2. Directly selecting an arrangement, style or program

If you remember the number of a frequently-used sound, you can use the front panel keys to select it directly.

Selecting an arrangement1 Make sure that the LED of the STYLE key (located

in the ARRANGEMENT/STYLE section) is dark.If the LED is lit, press the STYLE key.

2 Use the ARRANGEMENT/STYLE keys AD to select the bank.

3 Use the upper 18 keys to input the 1st digit of the number.

4 Use the lower 18 keys to input the 2nd digit of the number.

If you wish to select another number from the same bank, simply input the 2nd digit to change the arrangement.

For example if you write your own original arrange-ments into locations with the same 1st digit, they can be selected quickly.

Selecting a style1 Press the STYLE key (located in the ARRANGE-

MENT/STYLE section) to make the LED light.

2 Use the ARRANGEMENT/STYLE keys AC to select the bank.



Selecting a program1 Use the PROGRAM keys AD to select the bank.



3. Using a controller to selectArrangements, styles and programs can be selected using a controller such as SW1 or SW2.

1 Press the GLOBAL key to enter Global mode.

2 Press the MENU key, and then press the Assign button.

3 Press the SW 1 or SW 2 tab.The SW 1 or SW 2 page will appear.

4 If you wish to use the front panel SW1 to select arrangements, set the SW 1 parameter to Arrange/Style Up (or Arrange/Style Down).If you wish to use SW2 to select arrangements, assign the desired function to the SW 2 parameter.

5 Press the ARR PLAY key to enter Arrangement Play mode, and press SW 1.When the STYLE key LED is dark, pressing SW 1 will increment the arrangement so that the next highest arrangement is selected. When the STYLE key LED is lit, pressing SW 1 will increment the style.

By connecting a separately sold Korg EC5 external controller to the EC5 connector located on the rear panel, and setting the Global mode EC5 page parameters to assign the appropriate function to each switch, you can use the EC5 to select arrange-ments, styles or programs in the same way as explained here for SW 1 and SW 2. A pedal switch can also be used in this way.

While playing a program on the i30, you can modify the pitch, brightness and volume etc. in the LCD screen. The functionality which allows these changes to be made in realtime is referred to as Performance Edit.

1 Press the PROG key to enter Program mode.

If the Performance Edit page is not displayed, press the EXIT key.

2 Use the program select buttons to select the pro-gram that you wish to play.

3 Select a slider, and use the VALUE dial or the [+] and [] keys to modify the value while you play.The center of the LCD screen will show the name of the currently selected parameter that is being edited.If you come up with a sound that you like, you can use the page menu command Write Program to write the program into internal memory. If you select another program before you write, the edited program will be lost.

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The i30 has the following eight modes:

1. Arrangement Play modeArrangement Play mode is the mode which is the center of the i30s functionality. This mode will be selected whenever the power is turned on.In this mode you can make settings for the arrange-ments of the i30.The i30 has a total of 256 arrangements (4 64), organized in four banks: banks A and B (preset banks) and banks C and D (user banks). These can be used to play your own original songs, or to play your own versions of existing songs. These arrange-ments can also be recorded in Backing Sequence mode.

An arrangement consists of a Style and settings for the three keyboard parts (Lower KBD, Sub KBD, Main KBD). Each arrangement contains parameters which specify the program (the timbre of the instru-ment), volume, pan, effect, tempo and muting etc.

An arrangement that you create can be saved in banks C or D.

2. Backing Sequence modeIn Backing Sequence mode you can record your playing along with an arrangement, or play it back.

Each backing sequence consists principally of three arrangement tracks: keyboard track, control track, and chord track.

The control track records operations of the front panel keys, and the chord track records the chord progression. This information is used when you select an arrangement and control the playback of the backing tracks.The keyboard track is used when you use the key-board part to add a melody to the accompaniment. Of course, you are also free to leave this track empty and play the keyboard part live.

In addition to the arrangement tracks, there are five tracks referred to as the extra KBD tracks, and addi-tional portions of the song can be recorded on these.

3. Song modeSong mode allows you to use the internal sequencer to create song data consisting of up to sixteen tracks.

Song data that you create can be stored on a floppy disk in Disk mode.

4. Song Play modeIn Song Play mode, data that has been saved in Standard MIDI File format can be played back directly from a floppy disk.

In Song Play mode, you can modify the program selection, volume, pan and effect send level of each channel, playback Standard MIDI Files in a desired order, mute specific tracks during playback, or replace tracks with your own playing. You can also adjust the tempo, transposition, and effects.

5. Program modeThe sounds that you play on the i30 are called Pro-grams.The i30 provides a total of 448 programs (7 64) organized into seven banks: banks A and B (GM banks), banks C, D and E (preset banks), and banks F and G (user banks). There are also forty more pro-grams in bank R (the drum bank, which also con-tains user programs), bringing the total to 488 programs.

In Program mode you can edit the brightness and tonal quality etc. to create your own original pro-grams.

These programs are used by each part or track in Arrangement Play mode and Backing Sequence mode, and also for playback of Standard MIDI Files in Song Play mode.

6. Edit Style modeA Style is a collection of elements from which songs or accompaniments can be assembled, and consists of typical musical patterns from various genres such as rock, pop or ethnic music. The i30 allows you to create your own original styles.

A total of 176 styles are provided: 128 in banks A and B (2 64), and 48 in bank C (user bank).In Edit Style mode you can create user styles in bank C. Use the Write Style operation to write the style you created into internal memory.In Arrangement Play mode, the style receives chord data from the keyboard of the i30, and flexibly cre-ates an accompaniment that is suitable for the chord at each moment.

A style consists of a total of six tracks: drums (a con-ventional drum set), percussion (all percussion instruments other than drums), bass (low pitched instrument), and accompaniment 13 (general accompaniment instruments).

The modes of the i30

7. Global modeIn Global mode you can make the following settings which affect the functionality of the entire i30.

Keyboard tuning parameters Settings for MIDI functions Settings for SW 1 and SW 2 Settings for a connected foot pedal External controller settings Velocity curve settings Scale settings Control of MIDI transmission/reception

Note: You must execute the Write Global Settings command to write these settings.

8. Disk modeIn this mode, i30 data can be saved to a floppy disk or hard disk (if installed). i30 data or SMF data can also be loaded from floppy disk or hard disk (if installed) into internal memory.

Note: the i30 can use Style data from other i-series instruments.

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STEP 3. Editing

1. Selecting the modeThe i30 has eight modes, which are selected by pressing the mode keys (ARR PLAY key DISK key) located on the front panel.

When the power is turned on, the instrument will automatically be in Arrangement Play mode.

2. PagesEach of the eight modes of the i30 contain a large number of functions.Each mode is organized into multiple pages.When you press the front panel MENU key, a list of the contents of each mode will appear. This display is referred to as the Jump page.

By pressing the buttons that are displayed in the Jump page, you can access the corresponding dis-plays.When the upper left button of the Jump page (the Home button in the example shown above) is pressed, the basic display of that mode will appear. This display will also appear when the EXIT key is pressed.

If a screen consists of more than one page, tabs will be displayed at the bottom of the LCD screen. You can access the desired page by pressing the corre-sponding tab.

3. Setting parameter valuesThe value of the edit cell in the LCD screen can be set using the front panel dial or the [+] and [] keys. As needed, you can press the COMPARE key to restore the unmodified condition.You can also press a popup button to access a popup menu, and press the desired value to input it.

DialUse this when you wish to make large changes in the value.

[+] key, [] keyUse these when you wish to make small changes in the value.

COMPARE keyUse this key to compare the settings of the program or arrangement that you are editing with the set-tings that are written into internal memory.

If you press this key while editing, the last-written settings will be recalled, and the key LED will light. Press the key again and you will return to the set-tings being edited (Undo), and the LED will go dark.For backing sequences or styles, you can use this key to compare the results of sequence data entry or editing.

If you recall the settings that were written into the i30 and then edit those settings, you will once again be in edit mode at that point, which means that Undo will not be available even if you press this key.

Basic operation

Program modeEdit Style mode

Song modeArrangement Play mode

Backing Sequence mode Song Play mode

Global modeDisk mode

1. Playing an arrangementLets select arrangement B62 and play it.

1 Press the ARR PLAY key to enter Arrangement Play mode.

2 Make sure that the LED of the STYLE key (located in the ARRANGEMENT/STYLE section) is off, and press the B key.

If the STYLE key LED is lit, press the STYLE key to make the LED go dark.

3 Press the 6 key in the upper line, and press the 2 key in the lower line.Arrangement B62 will be selected.

4 Press the START/STOP key.Arrangement play will begin.

5 Play a chord (three or more notes) in the keyboard area to the left of the split point.

The keyboard shown in the middle of the LCD screen corresponds to the keyboard of the i30. When you play a chord in the range shown in inverse video, the chord will be detected by the i30, and the chord name will be displayed in the right of the LCD.

If you have pressed the CHORD MEMORY key to turn the function on, the i30 will detect the last-pressed chord even if you release the hand which was playing the chord.

6 Play another chord on the keyboard.The i30 will detect the chord, and will produce an automatic accompaniment that is appropriate for that chord.

During arrangement play, six parts are accompany-ing: Drums, Perc, Bass, ACC1, ACC2 and ACC3. These are collectively referred to as the ACC (accompaniment) parts.Of these, the Bass, ACC1, ACC2 and ACC3 parts will play automatically according to the chord.When no chord is detected (when the chord name is not displayed), only the Drums part and Perc part (which are not related to the chord) will play.

7 Press the START/STOP key to stop arrangement play.

8 Press the INTRO/ENDING 1 key.The INTRO/ENDING 1 key LED will light.

At this time, one of the VARIATION 14 key LEDs will blink. This indicates the variation that will be used following the intro.The performance played by the arrangement will differ depending on the variation that is used.

9 Press the START/STOP key.The intro will begin.

At this time, the measure location of the currently played intro will be displayed in the upper left-hand side of the LCD screen.

When the intro ends, playback will switch to the variation that was blinking in step 8.

0 Try pressing the FILL 1 key.A short fill-in will be inserted.

Note: when you press the INTRO/ENDING 1 key or the FILL 1 key, the timing will be adjusted so that it connects smoothly with the i30s performance. However depending on the timing at which you press the button, there may be cases in which only the latter portion is played, so be aware of the tim-ing at which you press the button.

As with the intro, the playback will switch to the blinking variation when the fill ends. On the i30 you can specify the variation which will be used follow-ing a fill. For details refer to Arrangement Play mode 64. Fill/Scale (Parameter Guide p.8), in the discussion of the Variation Change after Fill in parameter.

A Press the INTRO/ENDING 1 key.The ending will begin. When the ending is com-pleted, arrangement play will stop.

In the factory preset arrangements, the intro and ending will be played differently, depending on whether you have pressed the INTRO/ENDING 1 key or the INTRO/ENDING 2 key.

When you press the INTRO/ENDING 1 key, an intro or ending with chord development will be played.

When you press the INTRO/ENDING 2 key, an intro or ending without chord development will be played.

Since variations, intros and endings are played according to the sequence data of the style, the musical content will also change depending on the style that you select. The i30 allows you to create your own original styles. For details refer to Style editing (p.35).

Editing an arrangement (Arrangement Play mode)

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2. Changing the keyboard (KBD) sound

In an arrangement, the three KBD parts (Main KBD, Sub KBD, Lower KBD) can be played from the key-board simultaneously.Each of these parts is sounded by a Program.

1 In Arrangement Play mode, press the EXIT key.

2 Press the Main KBD tab.The Main KBD page will appear.

3 Press the program select button.The category list will appear.

4 Select the desired category.A list of programs will appear.

5 Select a program. Programs can be selected directly using the front

panel PROGRAM keys. For details refer to 2. Directly selecting an arrangement, style or pro-gram (p.12).

6 Sounds for parts other than the Main KBD part can be selected by pressing the Sub KBD tab or the Lower KBD tab (located at the bottom of the LCD) to access the corresponding page, and then pressing the program select button to make your selection.

Since the effects that were specified in Program mode will be applied to the sound of the Main KBD part, you can use this part to play the sound that will be musically most important, such as the mel-ody line.

In addition to these parts, the Harmony part and the K.Bass part will also sound when you play the key-board. If the CHORD SOUND key function is on when you play a chord on the keyboard, the i30 will detect the chord and play the constituent notes (Harmony) and the bass note (Bass) of that chord.

If you turn the CHORD SOUND key function on when an arrangement is not playing, greater depth will be added to the notes played on the keyboard.

These five parts (Main KBD, Sub KBD, Lower KBD, Harmony, K.Bass) are collectively referred to as the KBD (keyboard) parts.

3. Editing an arrangement

Changing the Program of each part1 In Arrangement Play mode, press the MENU key.

2 Press the Mixer button, and then the KBD Prog tab.The KBD Prog page will appear.In this page you can change the keyboard (KBD) sounds for each part of the style.

3 To change the sound of a part, press the program select button of the desired part, select a category from the category list that appears, and then select the program.

For the part specified by the Target of Program Switches radio buttons, you can select a program directly by using the PROGRAM keys AR and the upper and lower rows of 18 keys to input the pro-gram number.

4 To adjust the balance of each part, first press the KBD Mix tab.The KBD Mix page will appear.

5 Use the Volume parameter to adjust the volume, and the Pan parameter to adjust the stereo location for output channels L and R (left and right).The volume adjustment can also be modified by the OUTPUT MIXER sliders located at the left of the front panel, but you should first use the parameters in the LCD screen to create the desired volume bal-ance, and use the OUTPUT MIXER sliders to adjust the volume balance if necessary while you play.

The accompaniment (ACC) sounds can be selected in the ACC Prog page, and the volume balance of the accompaniment parts can be adjusted in the ACC Mix page.At this time, the pan for the Drums, Perc, and Main KBD parts should be set to PROG. The Drum and Perc parts will normally use a drum program from bank R, and these programs specify an independent pan setting for each different drum sound. With a setting of PROG, the pan setting that is specified by

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Modifying the effect settingsThe Main KBD part will be processed by the KBD FX 1 and KBD FX 2 effects. The ACC parts (Drums, Perc, Bass, ACC13) will be processed by the ACC FX 1 and ACC FX 2 effects. Lets try modifying the effect settings of the Main KBD part and the ACC parts.

1 In Arrangement Play mode, press the MENU key.

2 Press the KBD Effect button.The KBD Effect page will appear.

The Main KBD part will use the effects specified by the selected program. The lower half of the LCD will show the status of the effects as specified by the program.

Changes to these effect settings can be made in the various Effect pages of Program mode.

In order for the effect settings made in Program mode to be reflected accurately by the Main KBD part, the following settings must be made.

[Settings in Program mode] Set Effect Placement to Parallel 2.

We recommend that you select a reverb-type effect for FX 2.Since the sound of all output channels (L/R/C/D) will pass through the KBD FX 2 settings that you make in Arrangement Play mode, this will also affect the Lower KBD part and the Sub KBD part. Since changing the program of the Main KBD part will also cause these effects to change, it is best that you not select a distinctive effect here.

A distinctive effect can be selected for FX 1 if desired.Effects which play a primary role in determining the character of a sound, such as a distortion effect for a distortion guitar program or a rotary speaker effect for an organ program, can be selected for FX 1.

[Settings in Arrangement Play mode] In the KBD Effect page, set the Main KBD parts C

Send Level and D Send Level parameters to PROG. For the Lower KBD part and the Sub KBD part, is best to set the C Send Level and D Send Level parameters to 0.

In the KBD Mix page of the Mixer, set the Pan parameter of the Main KBD Part to PROG.

3 Press the MENU key, and then press the ACC Effect button.The lower part of the LCD screen will show the PlacementACC FX 2 tabs. In these pages you can make effect settings for each of the ACC parts (Drums, Perc, Bass, ACC13).

The placement of the effect can be specified in the Placement page, and the effect type can be selected in the ACC Effect page. If you wish to adjust the send levels so that the effect is applied to some parts and not to others, make settings for the ACC FX 1 and ACC FX 2 parameters that appear in the ACC Effect page. Detailed settings for the effects can be made in the ACC FX 1 page and ACC FX 2 page. Here you can adjust the reverberation time of the reverb, adjust the modulation depth of a flanger, or make Dynamic Modulation settings that allow an effect parameter to be controlled in realtime by a joystick etc.

Modifying the sound of the Drum partThe Drum part will use a program from bank R, and its sequence data is played as determined by the style.

The Drum Map and Kick & Snare Designation parameters allow you to shift the sequence data to different sounds.


2 Press the Drums button, and then press the Default Drum Mapping tab.The Default Drum Mapping page will appear.

The Default Drum Mapping parameter specifies which drum map will be used when playing each Variation 14.

3 Press the START/STOP key to play the arrange-ment.In a short time, the variation will begin playing, and one of the Variation 14 key LEDs will light.

4 Notice the key whose LED is lit, select the corre-sponding parameter of the Variation 14 items that appear in the LCD, and use the radio buttons to try selecting 1.

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The playback of the Drum part will change to per-cussion-type sounds.By selecting 18 you can change the character of the Drums part.

1: Percussion (neither kick nor snare)2: No snare3: Side stick and hi-hat4: Side stick and ride5: Original data of the style6: Snare and ride7: Open hi-hat8: Crash

Try out each selection, and select the drum map that is most appropriate for each variation.

5 Press the Kick & Snare Designation tab.The Kick & Snare Designation page will appear.The Kick Designation parameter lets you modify the sound of the kick, and the Snare Designation parameter lets you modify the sound of the snare.

Programs of bank R contain four types of kick and four types of snare each, and you can select the desired sound from each.

6 Press the START/STOP key to stop arrangement playback.

Playing with an ensemble1 In Arrangement Play mode, press the EXIT key.

2 Press the ENSEMBLE key.The function will be turned on, and the LED will light.

3 Press the START/STOP key.The arrangement will playback.

4 Play a chord (three or more notes) in the keyboard area to the left of the split point.The keyboard displayed in the center of the LCD corresponds to the keyboard of the i30. When you play a chord in the area displayed in inverse video, the i30 will detect the chord, and the chord name will be displayed in the right side of the LCD.

5 While a chord is detected, play the melody in the right hand.Harmony will be added to the melody as appropri-ate for the chord.If you have pressed the CHORD MEMORY key to turn on the function, the i30 will continue to detect the chord that was pressed even after you take your hand off the chord.

Modifying the ensemble1 In Arrangement Play mode, press the MENU key.

2 Press the General Settings button, and then press the Ensemble tab.The Ensemble page will appear.

3 Use the Ensemble Type parameter to change the type of harmony.You can select the type of harmony that will be added to the melody when you press the ENSEM-BLE key to turn on the function.

Using the Synchro Backing function1 In Arrangement Play mode, press the MENU key.

2 Press the General Settings button, and then press the ACC tab.The ACC page will appear.

The Synchro Backing parameter is a function which controls the ACC playback when a chord is input.

3 Press the CHORD MEMORY key.The CHORD MEMORY function will be turned on, and the key LED will light.

4 Press the VARIATION 4 key, and then press the START/STOP key.Arrangement playback will begin.

5 For the Synchro Backing parameter, check the MUTE check boxes for the ACC1, ACC2 and ACC3 parts.

6 Press the PLAY/MUTE key ACC3.The part will be muted, and the LED will go dark.

7 Play the keyboard to input a chord.While the keyboard is pressed, the ACC1 and ACC2 parts will be muted, and the ACC3 part will play. When you take your hand off the keyboard, the ACC1 and ACC2 parts will play, and the ACC3 part will be muted.

By using the Synchro Backing function in this way, you can control the play/mute status of the ACC parts in realtime, to create effects in which the vari-ous parts alternate.

8 Press the START/STOP key to stop arrangement playback.

Changing the variation that is selected when you switch arrangements

Since variations are specified by each arrangement, switching the arrangement will also change the variation that is used, and the condition of the VARIATION 14 key LEDs will also change.On the i30, the variation that is first selected when a given arrangement is selected is called the initial variation. This can be written into internal memory as part of the settings of an arrangement.

1 In Arrangement Play mode, make sure that arrange-ment play is halted.If the arrangement is playing, press the START/STOP key.It is not possible to modify the initial variation set-ting during playback.

2 Decide which variation will playback first, and press the corresponding key of VARIATION 14.The LED of the key you pressed will light.

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3 Press the page menu button, and then press the page menu command Write Arrangement.A dialog box will appear.

Use the text edit button to input the name of the arrangement (refer to p.9), specify the category, and select a writing destination of C11D88.

4 Press the OK button to write the arrangement.Intro and fill settings can also be set together with the initial variation.

Using an external device to process the ACC sound

[Using an external MIDI device]For example if you wish to sound just the Bass part on an external tone generator, make the following settings.


2 Press the Mixer button, and then press the ACC Mix tab.The ACC Mix page will appear.

3 Uncheck the Internal parameter for the Bass part, and check the External parameter.With these settings, the Bass part will not be sounded by the i30s internal tone generator, but will be sounded by an external tone generator con-nected to the MIDI OUT connector or the TO HOST connector.If the External parameter of other parts is checked, those parts will also be sounded on the external tone generator, so be sure that only the Internal parameter is checked.

4 Press the MENU key.

5 Press the Global button, and then press the MIDI Ch. tab.The MIDI Ch page will appear.

6 Check the MIDI channel of the Bass part, and set the MIDI channel of the connected external tone gener-ator to match the channel of the Bass part.

The Global mode settings in the Chord SoundMIDI Ch. pages will affect all arrangements, so if you need to set the MIDI channel, we recommend that you change the setting on the external tone genera-tor, rather than on the i30.

7 Press the START/STOP key, and listen to the arrangement playback.

[Using an external effect device]For example if you wish to apply an external effect device only to the ACC1 part, make the following settings.


2 Press the ACC Effect button, and then press the Placement tab.The Placement page will appear.

3 Choose one of the placement selections from the lower row.

Serial Sub will output the dry sound without effect processing from the OUTPUT 3 and 4 jacks.Parallel Sub will output the sound processed by FX 2 from the OUTPUT 3 and 4 jacks.

4 Press the ACC Effects tab to access the ACC Effects page.

5 Raise the C Send Level or D Send Level parameter for the ACC1 part, and set a value of 0 for the other parts.The sound of the ACC1 part will be sent to output channels C and D.

6 Connect an effect unit to the OUTPUT 3 and 4 jacks, and only the sound of the ACC1 part will be sent to the effect unit.

Changing the chord input areaMost arrangements place the split point at the C note of the middle octave (C4). The area to the right of the split point will play the Main KBD part or the Sub KBD part, and the area to the left of the split point will play the Lower KBD part.

The split point also determines the area in which chords will be detected. In the keyboard diagram that appears in the Lower KBDMain KBD pages, as shown below, the area in which the black and white keys are inverted is the area in which chord input is detected.

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Most arrangements of banks A and B (preset banks) are created with the intent that you will play the melody on the notes to the right of C4, and play chords in the notes to the left.However, if you wish to change the split point, use the following procedure.


2 Press the keyboard display in the LCD.The following display will appear.

3 Chord Scanning specifies the location and method for chord detection.With a setting of Off, chords will not be detected when you play the keyboard.With a setting of Lower (Normal), Upper, or Full, a chord will be detected when you play three or more notes simultaneously.With a setting of Lower (Easy), a chord will be detected even if you play only one note in the area to the left of the split point.

4 Play a note on the keyboard to specify the Split Point.The area to the right of the split point will be the Upper (Main KBD part and Sub KBD part), and the area to the left will be the Lower (Low KBD part).

5 Press the EXIT key.

Using the full range of the keyboard to play the same sound

The i30 lets you divide the keyboard into Upper and Lower areas and play separate sounds, or to play the same sound over the full range of the key-board.

Press the FULL KBD PLAY key on the front panel to turn on the function, and the i30 will be set as fol-lows.

Regardless of the area in which you play, the sounds of the Main KBD part and the Sub KBD part will be heard when you play the keyboard. The Lower KBD part will not sound.If you wish to hear only the Main KBD part or the Sub KBD part, use the PLAY/MUTE keys on the front panel to mute the part that you do not wish to hear.

Regardless of the area in which you play, three or more notes played as a chord will cause the chord to be detected, and notes played individually will be considered to be the melody. This is the same condi-tion as when the Chord Scanning parameter is set to Full.

If the Chord Scanning parameter is turned off, chords will not be detected even if the FULL KBD PLAY key is turned on.

4. Using a KBD Set

Writing a KBD SetOn the i30, 64 different settings for the KBD parts can be stored independently from arrangements. When you have come up with KBD part settings that you like, you can write them as a keyboard set.


2 Press the page menu button, and press the Write KBD Set page menu command.A dialog box will appear.

3 Specify the number of the keyboard set, and press the OK button.

When you edit the KBD parts of an arrangement, you are editing not only the arrangement but also the keyboard set. When you finish editing, you will need to decide whether to write the arrangement or to write the keyboard set, depending on the param-eters that you have edited.

The following parameters can be written into the i30s memory as a keyboard set.

[Settings made in the LCD] Home: Chord Scanning parameter and Split Point

parameter settings Mixer: KBD Prog page and KBD Mix page settings KBD Effect: KBD Effect page settings General Setting: KBD page settings, the KBD Scale

parameter setting of the Fill/Scale page

[Front panel settings] On/off status of the FULL KBD PLAY key On/off status of the PLAY/MUTE keys MAIN,

SUB, LOWER

Recalling a KBD SetTo recall a keyboard set that you wrote, use the fol-lowing procedure.

1 In Arrangement Play mode, press the KBD SET key. The keyboard set dialog box will appear in the LCD.

2 Use the PROGRAM keys 18 to specify the num-ber of the keyboard set.Press one of the upper row keys 18 to input the 1st digit, and one of the lower row keys 18 to input the 2nd digit.

3 Press the Exit button or the KBD SET button.

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Fade-in, Fade-outWhen you press the FADE IN/OUT key, the arrangement playback will begin and fade-in. When you press the key during playback, the arrangement will fade-out and stop.

Synchro Start, Synchro StopIf you have pressed the SYNCHRO START key to turn the function on, you can start arrangement play simply by playing in the chord detection area when you want arrangement play to begin.

If you press the SYNCHRO STOP key during arrangement playback to turn the function on, arrangement play will stop when you take your hand off the chord detection keyboard area. This lets you insert a break during arrangement play.If you have turned on the SYNCHRO START key function, play will begin when you once again input a chord.

Tempo Lock, Keyboard LockIf you have pressed the TEMPO LOCK key to turn the function on, the tempo will not change when you select a different arrangement during arrange-ment play.

If you have pressed the KBD LOCK key to turn the function on, it will not be possible to change the settings of the KBD parts or the accompaniment during arrangement play.

When you select another arrangement during arrangement play, the accompaniment will change. At this time, the settings of the KBD parts will not change.If you select a keyboard set during arrangement play, the settings of the KBD parts will change, and the sounds being played on the keyboard will change. At this time, the accompaniment will not change.

The settings of the KBD parts consist of the [Settings made in the LCD] and [Front panel settings] listed above.

SW 1/SW 2The SW 1 and SW 2 located on the front panel above the joystick can be used to add additional variety to your performance.In the Global mode SW 1 and SW 2 pages you can specify the functions that will be assigned to SW 1 and SW 2.

For example, if you select Intro 1 or Intro 2, you can press SW 1 or SW 2 during arrangement play to recall the same performance as the introduction.

SW 1 and SW 2 can be used for a wide variety of purposes, such as switching scales. Assign the func-tions that will be most suitable for your perfor-mance.However since these settings are common to all modes, some assignments may not function in cer-tain modes.

6. Writing an arrangementWhen you have created an arrangement that you like, write it into internal memory. If you select a different arrangement before you write, the edited arrangement will be lost.

1 In Arrangement Play mode, press the page menu button, and press the Write Arrangement page menu command. You can also press the REC/WRITE key on the front panel.The following dialog box will appear.

2 If you wish to modify the arrangement name, use the text edit button for the Name parameter to access the text edit dialog box, and input the arrangement name.

3 In the Category parameter, specify the category of the arrangement.

4 In the Write to User Arrangement parameter, specify the C or D bank (user bank) number.

5 Press the OK button.The settings that can be written as an arrangement are the following.

[Settings made in the LCD] Settings other than the Global pages (i.e., the Home,

Mixer, KBD Effect, ACC Effect, Drums, and General Setting pages)

[Front panel settings] On/off status of the PLAY/MUTE keys for each

part On/off status of the FULL KBD PLAY key Initial variation TRANSPOSE key setting

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In this mode, musical data that uses an arrangement can be recorded to the sequencer, and data that has been recorded can be played back

In Backing Sequence mode, you can create up to ten seper-ate backing sequences (BSEQ).

Note: the memory area is shared with Song mode, and a total of 65,536 events including the song data (10 songs + 100 patterns) can be input.

When the power of the i30 is turned off, the entire contents of the sequence memory that is shared by Backing Sequence mode and Song mode will be lost. Be sure that any data created in Backing Sequence mode or Song mode has been saved in Disk mode.

A backing sequence consists of nine tracks, and each track records musical data or key operations. These tracks can be broadly divided into three groups.

Arrangement Tracks: Tracks for arrangement performance KBD Track: Keyboard performance data (note

events) is input to this track. Control Track: Data such as switch operations

(control events) is input to this track. Chord Track: Chord progression data (chord

events) is input to this track.

Extra KBD Tracks: Tracks used to add melody or phrases to the arrangement performance KBD 4 Track KBD 8 Track (keyboard tracks 48)

Tempo Track: The track for inputting tempo changes (tempo events) Tempo Track

1. Recording an arrangement perfor-mance to the sequencer1 Press the BACKING SEQ key to enter Backing

Sequence mode.

2 Press the EXIT key.

3 In the BSEQ parameter, select the backing sequence that you wish to input.

4 Use the arrangement select button to select an arrangement.

5 Press the REC/WRITE key.You will enter record-ready mode for arrangement data.

6 If you wish to record tempo changes to the tempo track along with the arrangement data, select REC for the Tempo Track parameter.

7 Press the START/STOP key.The metronome will begin sounding, and the Mea-sure parameter in the LCD will change from 2 to 1. Recording will begin when this reaches 001 so start playing the keyboard.

8 Press the START/STOP key to stop recording the backing sequence.The Measure parameter display will return to 001.

9 Press the START/STOP key to playback the data that was recorded.If you have recorded tempo changes to the tempo track, set the Tempo Track parameter to AUTO for playback so that the data will playback according to the tempo events that were recorded.

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2. If you make a mistake while recording an arrangement perfor-mance

If nothing went rightIn the Measure parameter, select the measure at which things went wrong, and try the recording over again starting with step 4 of 1. Recording an arrangement performance to the sequencer (p.23).

All data from the point where you press the START/STOP key until you press it again will be replaced by the newly recorded data.

If the chord progression and switch operations were correct but you made a mistake playing the melody1 In Backing Sequence mode, press the EXIT key.

2 Press the Activity tab.The Activity page will appear.

3 Press the REC/WRITE key.The Activity parameter of the KBD, Control, and Chord tracks will change to REC (ready to record).

4 Set the Activity parameter of the Control track and Chord track to PLAY.

5 Press the START/STOP key.While listening to the data that is already recorded on the Control track and Chord track, play the key-board. Only the KBD track will be recorded.

6 Press the START/STOP key to halt recording.By setting the Activity parameter in this way, you can record the KBD Chord tracks separately.

For example if you wish to re-record with a different arrangement, set the Activity parameter to REC only for the Control track, and to PLAY for the other two tracks.

Also, if you set the Activity parameter to MUTE for the tracks that you wish to re-record, pressing the START/STOP key to playback will cause only the tracks that were set to PLAY to playback, allowing you to practice your performance while listening to the other tracks.

Comparing the state before recordingWhen you press the COMPARE key, the COM-PARE key LED will light and you will return to the state of the data before recording.

Press the COMPARE key once again, and the LED will go dark, and you will return to the recorded state.

You can press the START/STOP key to playback the data, allowing you to compare both states, and con-tinue recording with the one that you prefer.

3. Using the extra keyboard tracks to add finishing touches

Backing Sequence mode provides five extra tracks.When you need more than the three tracks of the arrangement, you can record data on these extra tracks.

1 In Backing Sequence mode, press the MENU key.

2 Press the Extra KBD Track button, and then press the Program tab.The Program page will appear.

3 In the Track parameter, select the extra track KBD 4 Track KBD 8 Track on which you wish to record.

4 Specify a program for the track that you selected in step 3.

5 Press the Mix tab to access the Mix page.

6 Adjust the pan and volume for the track that you selected in step 3.

7 Press the Pitch tab to access the Pitch page.

8 Specify the pitch of the track that you selected in step 3.

9 Press the MIDI tab to access the MIDI page.

0 Specify whether the track that you selected in step 3 will use the internal tone generator or an external tone generator, and specify the MIDI Channel for the extra keyboard track.If the same MIDI channel is specified for an extra keyboard track and an arrangement track, these tracks will sound together (layered). The MIDI channel of each track in the arrangement is set by the MIDI Channel parameter found in the MIDI Ch. page of Global in Arrangement Play mode.

A Press the Perf. tab to access the Perf. page.

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B Select the recording method for the track that you selected in step 3.

Overwrite will replace previously recorded data with the new data.Be aware that all data of and following the measure at which recording begins will be erased.

Overdub will combine (layer) the newly recorded data with the previously recorded data.

Manual Punch In allows you to re-record a speci-fied portion of the data by measures.Press the START/STOP key to playback the data. When you come to the place where you wish to re-record, press the REC/WRITE key and Overwrite recording will begin. When you are finished, press the REC/WRITE key once again. The REC/WRITE key LED will go dark and you will return to PLAY mode, and the subsequent measures will be played back.

Auto Punch In allows you to re-record a specified portion of the data by measures, similar to Manual Punch In.The difference from Manual Punch In is that before you begin recording, you specify the measures at which recording will begin and end.

C Press the REC/WRITE key, and then press the START/STOP key.Recording will begin.Note data from the notes you play on the keyboard, control data from the joystick and aftertouch etc., and changes to the program, volume, pan, C Send Level and D Send Level etc. will be recorded on the respective tracks.

D Press the START/STOP key to stop recording.

If you wish to specify the range of notes that will be sounded by the extra keyboard track, make Win-dow settings in the Key Window page or Velocity Window page.Here you can specify whether or not the internal tone generator will sound depending on the key (note) or velocity (playing dynamics).For example, if you make key window and velocity window settings as shown below for extra tracks which are set to the same MIDI channel, notes played below C4 will be sounded by KBD 4, and notes played above C4 will be sounded by KBD 5. You can also make settings so that softly played notes will be sounded by KBD 6, and strongly played notes will be sounded by KBD 7.

In the KBD effect page you can use the C Send Level and D Send Level parameters to adjust the respec-tive send levels.C Send Level and D Send Level determine the amount of signal that is sent to the KBD FX 1 effect that is specified by the program of the Main KBD part. However, be aware that if you change the pro-gram that is used by the Main KBD part, these set-tings will also change.

If you wish to realtime record on an arrangement track, select either ATr. KBD Track, ATr. Control Track or ATr. Chord Track for the Track parameter in step 3. Then follow the procedure given in 1. Recording an arrangement performance to the sequencer (p.23) or 2. If you make a mistake while recording an arrangement performance (p.24).

Program mode offers two types of editing: editing of indi-vidual parameters, and realtime performance editing.

In Program mode you can modify the sound of an existing program, or initialize all the parameters and create a com-pletely new program.

1. How a program is constructed

OSC (Oscillator)This section produces the waveform that is the basis of the sound.

Two oscillators OSC 1 and OSC 2 can be used in conjunction, and you can make basic settings such as waveform and pitch.

PitchThis section specifies how the pitch of the sound produced by the oscillator will change over time.

VDF (Variable Digital Filter)This section modifies the waveform by boosting or cutting specified frequency ranges.

VDA (Variable Digital Amplifier)This section specifies how the volume will change over time.

In Program mode, you can create a sound by mak-ing settings for the oscillator, filter and amplifier (and effects settings), and store it into the internal memory of the i30.When a program is used in modes other than Arrangement Play mode or Backing Sequence mode, you will be recalling only the oscillator, filter and amplifier settings.When a program is used for the Main KBD timbre in Arrangement Play mode or Backing Sequence mode, all settings including the effects (FX 1, FX 2) will be recalled. This means that if you observe the rules that will be described later, the Main KBD timbre will always include the distinc-tive effect that you specified in Program mode.

EG (Envelope Generator)Pitch EG: This causes the pitch to change over time.VDF EG 1, VDF EG 2: This causes the brightness to change over time.VDA EG 1, VDA EG 2: This causes the volume to change over time.

MG (Modulation Generator)Pitch MG 1, Pitch MG 2: This uses an LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) to cyclically modulate the pitch of the sound.VDF MG: This uses an LFO (Low Frequency Oscil-lator) to cyclically modulate the brightness of the sound.

2. Basic program editingThis section will explain how to initialize a program and create your own from scratch. Perform steps ah consecutively to understand the role of each parameter.

a. Initialize the programIf you are simply modifying part of an existing pro-gram, you do not need to initialize it. However if you wish to create a program from scratch by set-ting each parameter, you should start by initializing the program parameters.

1 Lower the front panel MASTER VOLUME slider to lower the volume.

2 In Program mode, press a program select button, select Initialize as the category, and then select the program.You can select a program quickly by using the PRO-GRAM keys AG to specify the bank, the upper 18 keys to specify the upper digit of the number, and the lower 18 keys to specify the lower digit.

3 Press the MENU key, and then press the OSC but-ton.

4 Press the page menu button, and then press the page menu command Initialize Program.

5 Press the OK button.The program parameter settings will be initialized, and the previous display will reappear.

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b. Adjust the pitch of the sound1 Press the Basic Pitch tab.

The Basic Pitch page will appear. In this page you can make settings to specify the basic pitch.

2 Set the value of the Octave parameter.For this example, leave it at 8' Standard.

3 Press the MENU key, and then press the Pitch but-ton.

4 Press the Pitch MG 1 tab.The Pitch MG 1 page will appear.

The Pitch MG is used to adjust the vibrato effect that is familiar on wind instruments, etc.

5 If you raise the value of the Intensity parameter, the pitch will begin to change cyclically.

6 In the LFO Waveform parameter, select the wave-form, and use the Frequency parameter to adjust the speed.After playing the keyboard to hear the result, return the Intensity value to 0.

7 Press the Pitch EG tab to access the Pitch EG page.

8 Adjust the values of the Time and Level parame-ters to create an appropriate curve.

9 If you set the EG Intensity parameter to a positive value and play the keyboard, the pitch will change over time according to the curve that you specified in step 8. However with the current settings, the effect of the release time (which begins when you release your hand from the keyboard) and release level will not be audible. If you extend the release time of the VDA EG you will hear the result of these parameters.Since the EG Intensity parameter can be adjusted separately for OSC 1 and 2, you can set one of them to negative values so

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